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Francis Ngannou laughs off tweet from Stipe Miocic declaring himself UFC 220 winner
Filed under: Blue Corner, News, UFC
Francis Ngannou, though an absolute monster when he fights, always has come off as a quiet, soft-spoken, humble man outside the cage.
That wasn’t the case at last week’s UFC 220 press conference in Las Vegas.
Stipe Miocic (17-2 MMA, 11-2 UFC) took the first couple questions from MMAjunkie’s John Morgan, one asking if the UFC heavyweight champion felt a hint of intimidation after seeing Ngannou (11-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) brutally knock out Alistair Overeem. When Miocic began answering that he felt none, Ngannou interrupted.
“Don’t lie, Stipe. Don’t lie,” Ngannou said, which seemed to catch Miocic off guard.
That short exchange, combined with more bold claims on stage, seem to indicate a change in how the No. 1 contender is conducting himself: No more Mr. Nice Guy.
More of Ngannou’s brashness was on display on Twitter in response to a tweet by Miocic, who shared this Wednesday (via Twitter):
Andrei Arlovski — RD1 0:54
Fabricio Werdum — RD1 2:47
Alistair Overeem — RD1 4:27
Junior dos Santos — RD1 2:22
Francis Ngannou — 1/20 #AndStill pic.twitter.com/QPApohmtey— Stipe Miocic (@stipemiocicufc) January 3, 2018
Ngannou responded with this today (via Twitter):
Lol
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Just 16 days to go.
January20th #UFC220 #AndNe….w !!! https://t.co/DKxczA3ia1
— Francis NGannou (@francis_ngannou) January 4, 2018
UFC 220 takes place Jan. 20 at TD Garden in Boston and airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.
Hurry up and get here already.
For more on UFC 220, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
Filed under: Blue Corner, News, UFC
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